A group called "Arashi Peru" made up of fans of the Japanese idol group Arashi have been raising funds for victims of the Great Eastern Japan Disaster.
After becoming a fan of Arashi through watching Japanese music programs on cable TV,
After the earthquake, the amount of voices expressing "I want to do something to help Japan" became numerous, and the club decided to donate some of the admissions to their April 30 meeting held in Lima. The raised amount was 800 Sol (approximately 24000 yen [$288 USD]). "Most of our members are students and was heartfeltedly given from their own pocket money" said Mirtha. Mayra Gamboa (19), a member, added "I would be happy even if it could help just a little bit. I believe that the Japanese people can overcome this disaster".
Arashi Peru continues to gather donations at it's regular meetings, which it entrusts to the Japanese Embassy in Peru.
Apparently the Yomiuri photo was cropped by them so here is a more complete photo of all the members who were there. From here.
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I know most people are aware of the efforts by JE fans (especially here at
arashi_on ) to fundraise money for the Touhoku disaster victims. But I thought it was interesting that this effort has become noticed by the Japanese media.
Good job, guys!
[This article was translated by me so please forgive any mistakes, especially in translated quotes or spellings of names. Please let me know if you see any errors.]
[Edit: Spelling of names corrected by Arashi Peru member. Thanks
yici XD ]
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I know most people are aware of the efforts by JE fans (especially here at
Good job, guys!
[This article was translated by me so please forgive any mistakes, especially in translated quotes or spellings of names. Please let me know if you see any errors.]
[Edit: Spelling of names corrected by Arashi Peru member. Thanks
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Date: 2011-05-23 05:51 pm (UTC)>"fighting" is for Koreans.
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Date: 2011-05-23 08:29 am (UTC)It's great
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Date: 2011-05-23 09:20 am (UTC)Haha, I was about to say.. They only like MatsuJun?!
Hahaha, but they do seem to like him and leader the best.
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Date: 2011-05-23 12:24 pm (UTC)Good job girls!!
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Date: 2011-05-23 02:06 pm (UTC)ARIGATOU!!
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Date: 2011-05-23 02:26 pm (UTC)May the love for Arashi that unite us all lasts^-^
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Date: 2011-05-23 05:22 pm (UTC)Now more people can read about it!!
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Date: 2011-05-23 07:12 pm (UTC)felicitaciones a Arashi Perú! ^-^b
thanks for translating this ♥ :D
I would love to see their faces when they read this article... we know that at least Sho will read it! it's great that they know they have fans all around the world ^v^V
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